Snatch Game (RuPaul's Drag Race season 4)
{{Short description|Episode of RuPaul's Drag Race}}
"Snatch Game" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: “The Snatch Game” |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-the-snatch-game-1798171733 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2012-02-28 |title=The Drag Race RuCap: SHNAP OUT OF IT! {{!}} Xtra Magazine |url=https://xtramagazine.com/power/the-drag-race-rucap-shnap-out-of-it-26191 |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en-CA}} It originally aired on February 27, 2012. Loretta Devine and Ross Mathews are special guests during Snatch Game, the episode's main challenge. Chad Michaels wins the challenge. Kenya Michaels is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and facing off in a lip-sync contest to "Vogue" by Madonna.
Episode
For the mini-challenge, the contestants compete in a game called "Beat the Cock".{{Cite web |last=Sweeten |first=Jason |date=2012-02-28 |title=RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Why You Gotta F**k Up The Snatch Game? - Page 4 of 6 |url=https://www.queerty.com/rupauls-drag-race-recap-why-you-gotta-fk-up-the-snatch-game-20120228/4/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Queerty |language=en}} Phi Phi O'Hara wins the mini-challenge.
For the main challenge, the contestants play the Snatch Game. Loretta Devine and Ross Mathews star as the celebrity guests. Following are the contestants and impersonated celebrities:
- Chad Michaels as Cher{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=Patrick |date=2016-08-25 |title=‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Snatch Game: Ranking Pop Star Impersonations From Worst to Best |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/rupauls-drag-race-snatch-game-best-impersonations-ranked/2-29-beyonce-kenya-michaels-season-4/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2021-02-17 |title=The 20 best Snatch Game performances in Drag Race HERstory |url=https://www.gaytimes.com/culture/the-best-snatch-game-performances-in-drag-race-herstory/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-US}}
- DiDa Ritz as Wendy Williams
- Jiggly Caliente as Snooki
- Kenya Michaels as Beyoncé
- Latrice Royale as Aretha Franklin
- Milan as Diana Ross{{Cite web |last=Szelinski |first=Cailyn |date=2022-12-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223095733/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |url-status=live }}
- Phi Phi O'Hara as Lady Gaga
- Sharon Needles as Michelle Visage
- Willam as Jessica Simpson
File:Rupaul Dragcon 2018-148 (41356433034) (cropped).jpg (pictured) wins the episode's main challenge.]]
The runway category is "Best Drag". Chad Michaels, Sharon Needles, and Willam receive positive critiques, and Chad Michaels wins the challenge. Kenya Michaels, Milan, and Phi Phi O'Hara receive negative critiques, and Phi Phi O'Hara is deemed safe. Kenya Michaels and Milan place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync contest to "Vogue" (1990) by Madonna. Milan wins the lip-sync and Kenya Michaels is eliminated from the competition.
Production
The episode originally aired on February 27, 2012.
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